Lloyd John Hine
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Chief of Police

Lloyd John Hine

Accident
End of Watch August 30, 1954
Age 57
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Chief of Police Lloyd Hine succumbed to injuries sustained the previous day when he was struck by an automobile on Highway 908 at the entrance to a motorcycle race track.

He was directing traffic following a race when he was struck by a vehicle occupied by six teenagers. The vehicle overturned three times after striking Chief Hine, but he occupants were not injured. Chief Hine was transported to Allegheny Valley Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries the following day.

Chief Hine had served with the Fawn Township Police Department for four years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, three sons, two daughters, six grandchildren, mother, and two sisters.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Hine gave the Fawn Township Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tarentum community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Hine.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Tarentum, PA
Platform Identity ftpd.allegheny.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 30, 1954
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 57
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Struck by vehicle

Chief of Police Lloyd John Hine is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

Fawn Township Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
PA — Statewide
417
of 1,261 officers
33.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lloyd John Hine's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Lloyd John Hine Compares

Age at End of Watch
57
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
4
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Lloyd John Hine is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897